Kweli Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kweli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kweli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2691:196,80916,828
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kweli (879) may also be a first name.

Kweli Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kweli Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kweli is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kweli click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kweli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 477,400th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kweli are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kweli is also the 274,260th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 879 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 196,809. In Tanzania Kweli is most common in: Pwani Region, where 64 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 32 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 16 percent reside.

Kweli Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kweli surname is predominantly Christian (60%) in Kenya.

Kweli earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khweli916/
Kwelia915/
Kwelip914/
Kgweli913/
Kwehli911/
Kwaeli911/
Kweloi911/
Kweili911/
Khweili831/
K'Weili831/
Kgweloi831/
Kwela802,570/
Kwele802,281/
Kwali801,645/
Gweli801,414/
Kwili80404/
Kueli8015/
Kwely8013/
Kwoli8013/
Cweli802/
Qweli801/
Kgwele731,151/
Kwelle73259/
Khwele73167/
Kwalli73141/
Khwili73115/
Kwalai7380/
Kwalie7337/
Kgwili7315/
Kweler7310/
Kgwali737/
Kweila735/
Kwelee735/
Kweles734/
Kuelai734/
Kuelio732/
Kwiela732/
Nqweli732/
Kwehle731/
Kqwela731/
Kkwela731/
Kwhela731/
Kwaele731/
Gwelei731/
Nkueli731/
Kwilli731/
Kwwali731/
Kweile731/
Kwalhi731/
Kuelia731/
Kwolie731/
Kweley731/
Gweili731/
Kwalei731/
Nkqwili67147/
Ng'weli6791/
Cwelich6754/
Kgwaele6743/
Ghweyli6721/
Kwealeu673/
Kuelaai673/
Kwehela673/
Ghweili672/
Kweelee671/
Kwallie671/
Kouelis671/
Kwouele671/
Kwelehe671/
Kweilla671/
Nkwilei671/
Kwilaip671/
Kweisly671/
Khweile671/
Nkcwele671/
Nkgwili671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kweli
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